Stoke City vs Swansea City Prediction and Betting Tips

The EFL Championship returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Stoke City and Swansea City square off at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday. Both sides head into the weekend off the back of contrasting results, with the Swans claiming a narrow victory over Portsmouth.

Stoke City were left empty-handed once again in midweek as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Ipswich Town when the two sides met at the Portman Road Stadium.

The Potters have now lost five of their most recent six league matches, with a 3-0 victory over Charlton Athletic on November 25 being the exception.

Stoke City have picked up 30 points from their 20 Championship matches so far to sit eighth in the league table, level on points with Southampton and Bristol City.

Elsewhere, Swansea City picked up back-to-back league wins for the first time this season on Tuesday when they edged out Portsmouth 1-0 on home turf.

Before that, the Swans snapped their run of five consecutive Championship defeats on December 6 courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Oxford United at the Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea have picked up 23 points from their 20 league matches so far to sit 18th in the standings, level on points with Sheffield United and Charlton Athletic.

Stoke City vs Swansea City Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

With 34 wins from the last 84 meetings between the sides, Stoke City boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
Swansea City have picked up 26 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 24 occasions.
Stoke City are unbeaten in 13 of their last 14 home games against Swansea, claiming nine wins and four draws since February 2012.
Swansea are without a win in their most recent five away matches, losing three and picking up one draw since the start of October.

Stoke City vs Swansea City Prediction

After weeks of mediocre results, a run of two wins from their last two games has seen Swansea City turn their fortunes around.

Stoke have struggled for results of late, but given their strong home record in this fixture, we predict they will hold out for a share of the spoils this weekend.

Prediction: Stoke City 2-2 Swansea City